What better way to start off the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival than being heckled at and ushered by a troupe of naughty, raunchy Satyrs with long and impressive…err…dongs? If this also sounds like your idea of a good time then head over to the Fringe Club at Honest Ed’s parking lot (581 Bloor St. W) to witness Euripides’ Cyclops presented by Toronto’s Children of Wine, adapted and directed by Jessie Fraser. Continue reading Euripides’ Cyclops (Children of Wine) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review
Fringe Festival
A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.
Fatastrophe (A Same Brain Production) 2011 Fringe Review
While fat has never been a laughing matter for me, Alexandra Hurley and Laura Bonang kept me chortling for 45 solid minutes at Fatastrophe on Wednesday July 6 at George Ignatieff Theatre. Both women are recent graduates of the Acting for Film and Television program at Humber College. The show was confessional and honest without ever once descending into cringe-worthy territory.
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Pat Burtscher’s Waffle House (Our Friendly Planet from London, England) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review
Pat Burtscher is honest. He tells you right away that he has no show. Then he looks at the clock and says it’s going to be a long hour. He isn’t lying. Many audience members glanced at the clock on the wall throughout the hour, but no one looked at it more than Patrick himself.
I saw the very first performance of Pat Burtscher’s Waffle House, which is the whimsical name he gave his stand up comedy Fringe show. Unfortunately, he didn’t do much stand-up comedy.
Forbidden Fruit Evolving: 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival Dance Interviews
Limitless Productions takes on the forbidden, the taboo, the personal in a multi-faceted production at the Toronto Fringe.Limitless answers some of my questions below.
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Fringe for Free! Toronto Fringe ticket giveaways for shows playing on Friday July 8th
Okay, it’s full-steam ahead into the first weekend of the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival! We have our biggest haul of contest tickets yet! In today’s edition we will be giving away tickets to the Friday July 8 performances of nine shows.
The shows are:
Cancer Can’t Dance Like This – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 1:15pm show at The Tarragon Theatre Mainspace (Venue 1) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Cancer Can’t Dance Like This contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Limbo – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:30pm show at The Solo Room (Venue 5) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Limbo contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Mickey & Judy – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:45pm at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Mickey & Judy contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Mullet’s Make-a-Play– To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 7:30pm at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace (Venue 10) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Mullet’s Make-a-Play contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Pitch Blond – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 7:00pm at the Tarragon Theatre Main Space (Venue 1) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Pitch Blond contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Sonnets for an Old Century – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 5:15pm at the Annex Theatre (Venue 4) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Sonnets for an Old Century contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
So I Married a Muslim – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 3:00pm at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace (Venue 11) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “So I Married a Muslim contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Total Verrückt! – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:45pm at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (Venue 2) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Total Verruckt! contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Virginia Aldridge, BSc – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 11:15pm at the Factory Studio Theatre (Venue 13) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Virginia Aldridge, BSc contest” by 7pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
See below for details on each show, how the contest works:
